tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post3229673270671247330..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Wildflower Wednesday: On The Brink Of WildCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-442243341545961632010-07-30T16:05:46.038-04:002010-07-30T16:05:46.038-04:00I am always amazed at how quickly those weeds can ...I am always amazed at how quickly those weeds can grow at this time of year with the heat and the lack of rain. I could spend every day weeding and have to start all over the next morning. So it's really efficient to let it get to the brink of wildness, don't you think?Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56529997582276638262010-07-30T11:51:23.776-04:002010-07-30T11:51:23.776-04:00Carol, you expressed exactly how I feel. This time...Carol, you expressed exactly how I feel. This time of year, I go out in the morning, and it seems as if the morning glory, purslane et al. have grown three feet in the night. So, I pull and pull runners and roots trying to get at them all.<br /><br />Wildness, gardens are just bordering on the edge aren't they?~~DeeDee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-52628176199377283862010-07-29T10:54:20.167-04:002010-07-29T10:54:20.167-04:00Ah, you've been reading my mind again, only yo...Ah, you've been reading my mind again, only you express my thoughts so much better than I ever could. Yes, my garden is on the brink these days, too, and, as I sit inside in the cool reading my latest book, I just hope it doesn't fall over the edge.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56872711325631631192010-07-29T07:34:18.816-04:002010-07-29T07:34:18.816-04:00My garden is also on the brink. It's raining ...My garden is also on the brink. It's raining this morning so I'll be on a weeding frenzy in the next few days. The crab grass is as big as cabbage!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91573657176304984582010-07-29T07:19:24.637-04:002010-07-29T07:19:24.637-04:00Yes, my garden gets pretty wild this time of year ...Yes, my garden gets pretty wild this time of year too. I look at all those weeds and wonder how I let it get to looking this way. Cooler temps will follow I will tame it once again. I went so far as to make a list of weeds that are growing in my garden right now. Ha... It is and incredibly long list.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37436125375786699202010-07-28T22:31:04.887-04:002010-07-28T22:31:04.887-04:00Hello Carol, It is hard for me to say about my gar...Hello Carol, It is hard for me to say about my garden, "It is what it is!" I guess I'm a "neat freak" as far as my gardens are concerned. So I was very happy to read your post and acknowledge that at this time of year most gardens just are what they are. Thanks for the perspective. PamPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-71210650224032405622010-07-28T22:30:14.794-04:002010-07-28T22:30:14.794-04:00Nice post, Carol. It's good to remember that t...Nice post, Carol. It's good to remember that the garden doesn't have to be perfect, that when the dog days of summer have got you down, it's OK to let things alone for a while. I do that every summer in Austin. When fall arrives, I'll be glad to be back outside again, even to pull weeds.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6288675333925621582010-07-28T21:52:54.727-04:002010-07-28T21:52:54.727-04:00I weed as I go when I actually get to the garden. ...I weed as I go when I actually get to the garden. We had to plant late in Colorado, cooold spring with frost, so nothing much more than peas are producing right now. So the pea rows are nice and tidy-ish. It's still a work in progress as we work on our garden design, so it's actually difficult to get in there and get to the weeds when we are so inclined. My grapevines are going nuts and Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581178162502696838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2036798974575355602010-07-28T21:50:29.998-04:002010-07-28T21:50:29.998-04:00Thank you, thank you, Carol. for making me feel so...Thank you, thank you, Carol. for making me feel so much better! I think you must have been reading my mind. My garden, especially the vegetable garden. is clearly at the brink right now. But it's hard to get motivated to work in it when even at 7 AM a blast of steamy air hits me as I walk out of the house. About the only thing I've done lately is to pick some very overgrown squash andRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30923225857379288132010-07-28T21:15:24.550-04:002010-07-28T21:15:24.550-04:00Control, is an overrated concept in my garden. I g...Control, is an overrated concept in my garden. I go for controlled chaos. Everyone is happy that way. Spring and fall I work in the garden and in the summer, lazy in a chair reading a book, I guess you could call me a lazy gardener.A Garden of Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311416568496969279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2619531720651722162010-07-28T19:11:46.124-04:002010-07-28T19:11:46.124-04:00Hi Carol, I've never really gone in for contro...Hi Carol, I've never really gone in for control, so the slide into chaos is pretty seamless around here! Your weeds and words are quite nice, but I look forward to seeing the natives in your new gardens.Cyndyhttp://gardeningasylum.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90745570129804371472010-07-28T18:52:56.527-04:002010-07-28T18:52:56.527-04:00I know just what you mean Carol. I run out in the...I know just what you mean Carol. I run out in the morning to do my jobs, watering, deadheading, gathering any veggies and then run in dripping. I have plants to put in the ground, but they stand there in the corner of my patio gasping for life.<br /><br />I went to Home Depot today to look for a few things. I couldnt wait to get out of there, breathless, I picked up some more darth vader Gatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46151020039385607632010-07-28T18:49:29.527-04:002010-07-28T18:49:29.527-04:00I am managing to retain control in the vegetable g...I am managing to retain control in the vegetable garden by the pool and even added edging to it last week for easier mowing. The corn patch and potato bins are out of control. It happens. Don't sweat the small stuff.Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-67599999230122040842010-07-28T18:34:27.609-04:002010-07-28T18:34:27.609-04:00"it is what it is and it always happens this ..."it is what it is and it always happens this way." I am starting to recognize this about my non-vegetable garden. Still not quite reconciled to the idea that every year it will get out of hand & I will have to bring it back. But so far, for over 20 years, it's always happened that way--except for a few years where it did go over the edge in a few beds.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-67687767722756857442010-07-28T18:33:05.336-04:002010-07-28T18:33:05.336-04:00The dog, cat, rabbit, deer days of summer are the ...The dog, cat, rabbit, deer days of summer are the hardest for gardeners who like and need to get their hands in the dirt...I look forward to the new design and the wildflowers I've heard you talk about during this process and your joining WW, gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18589464585133617432010-07-28T18:28:42.126-04:002010-07-28T18:28:42.126-04:00Carol, I think most experienced gardeners know the...Carol, I think most experienced gardeners know their gardens well enough to recognize the warning signs that they're approaching that brink. We've learned not to get too worked up over it ... just get started and keep going until the garden is back where we want it to be.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.com